In-home daycare laws

[SavedByHim]

I currently send my 13 month old to a woman who watches 2 other children in her home. well, in 12 weeks, there will be another little one coming (a new baby of a mom who already takes her first born there) and in May there will be another one… mine! Also, in the summer, she gets the older brother and sister of the other child who goes there. Come June after my maternity leave, there will be one 9 year old, one 7 year old, one 3 year old, two 18 month olds, a 5 month old, and then my newborn!

My question is, does anyone know the laws of how many children a person can babysit for if they are not certified? I personally feel that the above is too many children for one woman, but then there are some of you out there with 7 of your own and you do just fine. So, first, I would like to look into what’s legal and what’s not and then decide where to go from there. I figure if the law says 7 kids is too many for a non-certified babysitter, they must have good reason for it, right?

Any direction anyone can give me is greatly appreciated!

 

[TacyLou]

First…congrats on the new baby!

Second…check with your local department of family/children’s services. They can give you that info, I believe. That is how I got a list of local home daycares a few years back.

 

[Celia]

Yes, I think all states have different laws on that. My mother-in-law runs a day care in her home and here in New York she is not allowed more than I believe like 6 kids. After that you have to have a second licensed adult provider there.

 

[Catholic2003]

Take a look at this link. There are contact numbers if you want more information. Some quotes:

Under Wisconsin law, no person may for compensation provide care and supervision for 4 or more children under the age of 7 for less than 24 hours a day unless that person obtains a license to operate a child care center from the Department.

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The child care licensing regulations specify the maximum number of children who may be cared for in a group and they also specify the number of caretakers required for a group of children. For example, in a Group Child Care Center when children are under age 2, there should be no more than 4 children per caregiver with no more than 8 children in the group. When children are between ages 3 and 4 years, the Group Child Care Center licensing rules allow 10 children per caregiver with no more than 20 children in a group.

 

[SavedByHim]

thanks for the replies…

so based on the info provided above, it won’t even be legal for her to have that many kiddos in her care.

going to the website above gave me an idea though… i should quit my job and start an in-home daycare in MY home!